Telephone attachment



Sept. 20, 1932. b. RAPPAPORT 1,378,601

TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. ze. 1929 2 sheets-sheet 1 NVENTOR ATTORNEY 4 9m /20 a v BY @gjm Sept. 20, 1932. n. RAPPAPORT TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 26. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l VENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 20, 1932 Y Y .UNITED STATES PATENr DARIO RAPPAIE'ORT, OFNEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO TRANSAMERICA. IP RODUTS CO. INC., OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK TELEPHDNE ATTACHMENT Application iiledA September 26, 1929. Serial No. 395,270.

The presentapplication is inpart a consupport may be beaded over as at 102 and tinuation of the application Serial Number the said wall near the top edge is Corrugated 275,847, filed by me May 7, 1928,7and the in- 'as at 103 to conform with the contour of the vention whereof relates to telephone attachsaid wall and padding P of said circular 5 ments. base B in order that the said support may VOne object of the present invention is to be mounted on said base B and frictionally provide a construction that will be more efor otherwise engage the same. The mountfectively heldin position on the base of the ing of said body on said base is accomplished felephgn@ and` 19nd .the latter a, heater apby slipping the corrugated wall of said 10* pearance than that givenby the clamping body over the edge of said base B until the 3@ members described and shown inl said co- Corresponding contours engage each other.

pending application. The said bodythen forms an extension on Another lobject is to provide a constructhe base of the telephone. tion that can be manufactured more `cheap- .Mount-ed in Said Support and adapted to l5 ly and with less waste of material than that Sllde tbroughthe opening in the side wall @5 0f the Said @Opending 'application v tlleeOf 1S EL Slldble member OI a, dlLWeI' 11 Still another object is to provide a simin which a telephone memorandum pad is pliiied structure. suitably attached as will be hereinafter de- Yet another object is to provide a device scribed. The said drawer 11 is so mounted 2.0 which is `applicable to either the ordinary in said support as to permit complete with- 70 desk telephone or the so called French teledrawal from within the same without detachhone. ment from the body. This mountingl ac- With the above and other objects in view oomplish by forming spaced parallel slots 12 my invention consists in the novel construcin the bottom of the support 10.V The said 25 tion, combination and arrangement of parts slots may for instance be formed by inwardly 75 as will be hereinafter more fully described grooving the bottom of'said support and proan'd shown in the accompanying drawings Vvidingslotted openings inthe inner horizonwhich constitute a part of this specification. tal surfaces 12 of said grooves. Adapted to In the drawings, in which similar referslide through said openinglO is a guide plate 39 ence characters denote corresponding parts: member 13 of metal OI other Suitable mate- 80 Fig. 1 is top plan viewV of'my device showrial which is provided with downwardly-proing the drawer withdrawn from inside the jecting pins Vor lugs 14 which extend into said base of said device; Y slots 12 and are burred or bent over therein Fig. 2 is a section along line 2 2 of Fig. to maintain slidable engagement between said Y '35 1 seen in the direction of the arrows; plate member 13 and said body 10. The eX- 55 Fig. 3' is a sectionalong line 3-8 of Fig. tent to which said plate member 13 may be 1 in the direction of the arrows; slid out from said body is limited by the Fig;4 is asection alongline`4^4 of Fig. length of said slots 12, the said lugs 14 abut- 1 also in the direction of the arrows; ting against the forward edges of said slots i0 Fig..5 is a top plan view of a modified dewhen said plate. member is in its outermost 29 vice also showing the dra-wer withdrawn position. The longitudinal edges 13 of-said from the inside of the base of said device; plate member 13l are turned upwardly at right and 1 angles to said plate and form guides for the Fig. 6 is a section along line'-l-G of Fig. 5 drawer 11. The front and rear edges of said inthe direction of the arrows.V v plate may be `curved so that saidl plate may '95 B denotes the circular base of an ordinary be completely concealed within said bod telephone instrument. My device comprises 10 when the drawer is inthe same. Y a cup shaped body 10 open at its top and The drawer 11 is slidably mounted to said provided with an ,opening 10 along a porplate 13 by means of two lugs 11 and 112 in 50 tion of its side wall. The top edge of said the bottom thereof, formed, for instance, by 10@ ilk ` also so dimensioned that it may be completely concealed in said body 10 when the drawer is retracted, the rear edge of said drawer being curved to fit the inner curved portion of said side wall of said body. VThe front edge of saiddrawer is curved and formed with an upstanding wall 11a to which is attached a grasp for convenientimanipulation. Suitably mountedon the bottom of said drawer 11 is a loose leaf mounting of any suitable type, formed in the present instance .by two hooklike members 16 projecting upwardly from the bottom of said drawer near its rear end. Adapted to be mounted on said loos-e leaf mounting and form a memorandum pad are a plurality of cards l17 so admeasured that when the drawer is in retracted position the said pad will be confined in the space below the base B of the instrument and the bottom of said drawer. In this position the upstanding wall 11a of. the said drawer will close the opening 10 in the said body 10.

IVhen the pad is to be used the drawer is withdrawn from the body 10 until the lugs 11 and 112 reach the end of slot 15 and then further withdrawal of said drawer causes plate member 13 to move out until lugs 14 abut the forward ends of slots 12. The pad then eX- tends beyond the base B and there is ample room for jotting down numbers, names, and the like. The double sliding action made possible by the structure employed permits the use of a large sized pad since the drawer may be completely removed from within the said body 10 withoutdetachment from the same. Y

For smooth operation suitable spring guiding walls 104 may be arranged on `the side edges" of the opening 10 to slidably engage the side walls 13 of said plate member 13. If desiredone of the side walls of said drawer 11 maybe cut away as at 11b to Jfacilitate handling of the pages of the pad. Acfelt covering` 18 may be placed on `the bottom of said body .to prevent damage to the desk when said body is mounted on a telephone stand.

Another mode of construction is shown in Figs. and 6.

Here the body is the same as before. Instead of the double slot arrangement of the first modification, however, a single vraised slot 19 in the bottom of said body extending `diametrically and centrally located with respect to the opening 10', is provided. Pivoted to the bottom of said support along the same diametrical line as said slot is one end of an expansible member such as a lazy-tong construction 20 the sliding central pivots 20 of which are designed to slidably engage in said central slot 19 and be guided therein. 'Ihe forward or outward end 19 of said slot 19 is open. Y.

A suitable drawer 21 so admeasured as to slidably fit in the opening 10 and frictionally engage the guiding walls 104 is pivotally attached to the forward free end 202 of said lazy-tong construction, whereby when said drawer is withdrawn from the support said lazy-tongconstruction will unfold forming a support forthe said drawer.

f rIhe said drawer is similar tothe one described Yfor the first modification except that no lugs are provided. Further the said drawer is also so admeasured in depth as to be completely concealed in said body 10 when in retracted position.

In open position the drawer may bewithdrawn completely from the body; The lim.- it of withdrawal is determined solely by the lazy-tong Vconstruction which may be unfolded to its extreme Vposition and which is so. admeasured that in said eXtreme position the drawer may be swung to the right or left on its pivot joint'with the same. This swinging feature increases the convenience Aof use of said device. f

The pivot at the forward free end 202 of the lazy-tong construction need( not be guided inthe slot/19 unless so desired. Itis sufficient if the remaining central pivots 20 are-so: guided by providing projections 203 thereon which project downwardly into said guide slot 19 and are burred over therein to prevent removal therefrom. Furthermore the said lazy-tong construction is so` admeasured that when the same is completely extended the foremost central pivot 20 does not extend beyond the open end of slot 19. This insures the proper guiding of the drawer into its retracted position at al1 times.

Of course my device may be modified in many ways without departing from the spirit of my invention and I do not wish to be limited to the details shown and described..

What I claim is 1. In a device attachable to a desk telephone stand, a` cup shaped body whose circumferential wall is capable offrictionally engaging the base of said stand to forman extension thereof, a withdrawableA member 'slidablysecured in said body serving as a support for a memorandum pad, expanding meansv for permitting complete withdrawal of said member from said body without detachment fromthe same and for supporting said member, said 4member being capable of rotationabout said expanding means in withdrawnv position. n Y f 2. In a, device attachable'toa desk telephone stand, a cup shaped body'having an open top of such diameter as to snugly fit around the circumferential edge of the base portion of sand stand, an annular bead on the inner face of said cup below its open top to serve as a rest for said base and a member slidably mounted in said body and serving as a support for a memorandum device or other article.

3. In a device attachable to a desk telephone stand having a padding around the bottom part of its base, a cup shaped body whose upper edge in diameter is so admeasured as to snugly embrace and frictionally engage said padded portion of said base, and which is formed with an annular inner bead below said upper edge to serve as a rest for said base, and a drawer mounted in said cap for holding` a memorandum device or other articles.

4f. In a device as per claim 3, in which the drawer is composed of at least two superposed interengaging sections, means for slidably engaging the lowermost section with said cup, means for slidably limiting the sliding movement of the lowermost section, means for limiting the sliding movement of the sections relative to one another and a memorandum device attached to the uppermost section.

5. In a device attachable to a desk telephone stand, comprising a cup shaped body whose upper circumferential edge in diameter is so admeasured as to snugly embrace and frictionally engage the base portion of said sta-nd, an annular bead projecting from the inner face of said cup below its upper edge to serve as a rest for said base, a support for a memorandum pad slidably mounted in said cup and expandible means between said support and said cup to slidably engage and guide said support in said cup.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.

DARIO RAPPAPORT. 

